Saturday, August 3, 2013

Your
best friends are having a birthday coming up, great you’re excited! Then you
look at your bank account… $3 balance, not so great. No money? No problem!

The way
to make your friend’s birthday better is by specializing their presents to
things they actually like; Especially if you get them something that they love,
such as their favorite candy or if they collect something in particular, like
cows.

You
could also try baking their favorite pastry or cooking their favorite dish.
Why? Because everyone loves food and what’s better than having someone making
something for you? Nothing, because you don’t have to do anything.

Don’t
get me wrong, I love spending money on clothes or other things that my friends
would want, but getting little things that are more personalized shows that
you’re really thoughtful and actually listen to what your friends like.

For
example, July 1 was my friend’s birthday and I was running really low on money,
so I couldn’t get her the shirt she wanted, so what did I do? I baked chocolate
bread and bought her a bag of her favorite Mexican candy.

She
loves chocolate pastries and always enjoys this sweet and spicy powder from
Mexico. BAM!! Best friend status: elevated. I got her something that she
actually liked and it was relatively inexpensive to get.

You can
get some ideas on DIY presents from different websites. Try some of these ideas
at:

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